Tried to win
The crossword clue "Tried to win" is answered by WOOED, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WOOED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WOOED answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- VIEDFOR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WOOED
Every other clue in this collection answered by WOOED, most used first.
- Courted - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Wined and dined - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Tried to win over - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Romanced - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Went a-courting - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Win by ___ - ANOSE, used 103 times
- Win every game - SWEEP, used 39 times
- "You win" - ILOSE, used 37 times
- Surprise win - UPSET, used 33 times
- Unexpected win - UPSET, used 29 times
- Underdog's win - UPSET, used 16 times
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